Chapter 5: Stating the Facts

The Next Day…

The elevator dinged in the lobby of Wolfram and Hart and the doors slowly opened to reveal Spike and Buffy laughing. Buffy took Spike's hand and pulled him out of the elevator and into the lobby.

"You sure you don't want to take the elevator for a spin again love?" Spike whined, obviously wanting to go back into the elevator alone with her.

"Come on…Angel is expecting us, besides I don't think security will be happy if you press the emergency stop button again." Buffy said as she pulled Spike towards Angel's office.

"Sod security, it was fun. Besides I did worse things when I was haunting this place a while ago." Spike said.

Buffy stopped walking and turned around towards Spike and put her hands on his shoulder and began to fuss with his lapels of his leather duster.

"How about I here more about this ghostly experience you had tonight…you…me…dinner?" Buffy looked into this blue eyes with a sweet smile.

"Dinner huh?" Spike smirked and started running his fingers through her blonde hair.

"Why not? I'll order you some spicy buffalo wings." She whispered with a flirty smile.

"Now how could I turn an offer like that?" Spike asked and kissed her quick on the lips.

Spike slung his arm around her shoulder as they entered Angel's office.

"Hey Fred…Peaches." Spike said when he saw Angel talking Fred.

Angel shot a glare at Spike and then turned to Buffy, "Hi."

"Hi." Buffy said to Angel and then turned to Fred, "Hi…I believe we haven't met."

Fred smiled at Buffy, "Hi. I'm Fred." Buffy and Fred shook hands.

"Oh right…" Buffy nodded, " Willow mentioned you before. Nice to meet you I'm—"

"Buffy…I know." Fred said, "Angel and Spike both talked about you before…actually they talk about you a lot."

"Really?" Buffy seemed interesting, "Well Fred maybe one day we can hangout and talk about that."

"So what's up?" Spike asked Fred, changing the subject quickly.

"Well I was just about to head down to the lab and find out what is so significant about a sarcophagus that was sent to me a few days ago." Fred explained.

"A sarcophagus?" Spike mumbled.

"Yeah…apparently the delivery card had my name on it…but no return address. I guess the sender wanted to stay anonymous." Fred said to the group, "Kind of creepy."

"What are you going do with it?" Buffy asked Fred.

"Well…I guess perform some tests…maybe get it opened, see what's inside." Fred said, "To see why it was sent to Wolfram and Hart."

"It doesn't seem like balloons and puppies are going to be popping out…sounds dangerous." Spike said.

"Then I'll help." Buffy jumped in, "Dangerous is my middle name. Just point me in the right direction and—"

"Luv, you're on vacation." Spike rubbed her back, "You don't always have to jump on a case."

Angel seemed unnerved that Spike was touching Buffy and the fact that she was letting him. However he tried to not show his nervousness in front of the group.

"Spike, evil doesn't take a vacation." Buffy said, "Whenever there is something scary and creepy I'm there."

"But I don't know what you could do Buffy…you sure you want to help?" Fred asked, "It's nothing exciting…nothing that an experienced Slayer like you went up against in the past."

"Well I can lift things, Slayer strength you know. Besides I get jumpy if I don't do work." Buffy said, "So where's the lab?"

Buffy walked out the door and Fred looked at Angel and Spike, "She's certainly feisty." She took one last look at the two vampires and followed Buffy.

Spike smiled at Fred's comment about Buffy. He was about to turn around and follow Buffy and Fred down the lab when Angel's voice called out to him.

"Spike?" Angel said.

Spike turned around and looked at Angel, "Yeah?"

"Let's talk…" Angel said.

"Do you really mean talk… or fight?" Spike asked.

Angel thought for a moment, "Not sure…seems we end up fighting no matter what we do."

"True." Spike said and walked farther into Angel's office and sat down on the edge of the big desk and crossing his arms against his chest, "So…what do you want to talk about? Sports? Weather? Politics? Astronauts and cavemen? Oh and by the way…I asked Buffy about that on the way over here, and she picked cavemen." Spike smiled to himself.

"Oh I'm glad to see you two have so much in common. "Angel said sarcastically. "Let's cut the crap. You know want to talk about." Angel said.

"Is this the big speech where you tell me I'm no good for her and I don't deserve her and all that jazz?" Spike asked.

"Well…yeah…" Angel said.

"Well you can save it. You don't need to tell me something I already know." Spike said. Angel gave Spike a confused a look, so Spike elaborated, "I know I don't deserve her…" Spike spoke softly, "But she's here now and what's to be with me…and I'm not going to push her away, because guess what? I want to be with her too."

"It won't last." Angel stated.

Spike got up from the desk and walked closer to Angel, "Is that so? Do you have a magic crystal ball that tells you the future or something?"

"No…but this is like a fact…it won't last…" Angel said.

"No, you're not talking about fact…you're talking about experience…you two didn't last and you just think that we won't either." Spike said a little anger.

"That's right." Angel said, "Buffy and I had something so passionate and deep that you could never have with her."

"You are so full of it…when are you going to wake up and realized you were wrong for leaving her?! When you going to admit that the all mighty Angel made a mistake and I got a something special that's going for me?" Spike yelled, "You blew it!"

Angel didn't flinch or argue back. Spike just shook his head at his grand-sire and walked away without looking back.

"You're right." Angel mumbled to his self after Spike had left the room completely.

TBC...